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COMMON SALT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

White crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

Synonyms:

common salt; salt; table salt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("common salt" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)

Synonyms:

common salt; sodium chloride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("common salt" is a kind of...):

binary compound (chemical compound composed of only two elements)

Meronyms (substance of "common salt"):

atomic number 17; chlorine; Cl (a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "common salt"):

halite; rock salt (naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride)

Holonyms ("common salt" is a substance of...):

brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)

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